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- Connect you to a human agent at the ESD
- Skip the long phone menu
- Call the correct department
- Redial until on hold
- Forward a call to your phone with reduced hold time
- Give you free callbacks if the ESD drops your call
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If I could give 10 stars I would If I could give 10 stars I would Such an amazing service so needed during the times when EDD almost never picks up Claimyr gets me on the phone with EDD every time without fail faster. A much needed service without Claimyr I would have never received the payment I needed to support me during my postpartum recovery. Thank you so much Claimyr!
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Really made a difference, save me time and energy from going to a local office for making the call.
Worth not wasting your time calling for hours.
Was a bit nervous or untrusting at first, but my calls went thru. First time the wait was a bit long but their customer chat line on their page was helpful and put me at ease that I would receive my call. Today my call dropped because of EDD and Claimyr heard my concern on the same chat and another call was made within the hour.
An incredibly helpful service
An incredibly helpful service! Got me connected to a CA EDD agent without major hassle (outside of EDD's agents dropping calls – which Claimyr has free protection for). If you need to file a new claim and can't do it online, pay the $ to Claimyr to get the process started. Absolutely worth it!
Consistent,frustration free, quality Service.
Used this service a couple times now. Before I'd call 200 times in less than a weak frustrated as can be. But using claimyr with a couple hours of waiting i was on the line with an representative or on hold. Dropped a couple times but each reconnected not long after and was mission accomplished, thanks to Claimyr.
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I tried for weeks to get thru to EDD PFL program with no luck. I gave this a try thinking it may be a scam. OMG! It worked and They got thru within an hour and my claim is going to finally get paid!! I upgraded to the $60 call. Best $60 spent!
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- DO NOT post call problems here - there is a support tab at the top for that :)
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One more tip - screenshot everything! Take screenshots of your application, confirmation pages, weekly claims, everything. The system sometimes glitches and loses information.
Great advice, thank you. I'll definitely do that.
Yes! I learned this the hard way when they claimed I never filed a weekly claim that I definitely submitted.
The whole process is really overwhelming at first but once you get into the routine of filing weekly claims and doing your job search activities, it becomes pretty automatic. Just take it one step at a time.
Thanks everyone for all the help. I feel much more prepared to tackle this now.
Good luck! Remember that getting laid off isn't your fault and unemployment benefits are there for exactly this situation.
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UPDATE: My payment just hit! Took exactly 3 business days from filing Sunday to getting paid Wednesday morning. Thanks everyone for the help and reassurance!
Great news! Sounds like everything worked exactly as it should.
Awesome! Now you know the timing for future weeks.
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The good news is that unemployment benefits are at least consistent income, so it's easier to plan for taxes compared to irregular freelance work. Just decide on a strategy and stick with it.
True! I think I'm going to go ahead and elect the withholding. Better safe than sorry.
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Final plug for getting actual human help if you need it - seriously check out Claimyr if you run into issues or have questions that the website can't answer. Sometimes you just need to talk to a real person who knows the system, and they make that possible without the usual phone nightmare.
I'll definitely keep that in mind if I run into problems. Hopefully the application process goes smoothly but it's good to know there's an option if I get stuck.
Aisha Mohammed
For anyone still wondering, the final decision authority ultimately rests with the Washington State Employment Security Department as a whole, but individual claims are decided by designated staff members who have been trained and certified to make those determinations within established legal guidelines.
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Malik Jenkins
•Thanks for the clear explanation. It helps to understand the structure and know that there are qualified people making these decisions.
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Ethan Campbell
Bottom line is there are real people making these decisions, they're trained professionals, and they have to follow state law. The main problem is just the volume of claims and staffing issues that create delays. But the actual decision-making process is legitimate even if the wait times are frustrating.
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Malik Jenkins
•That's a helpful summary. I feel better knowing it's a legitimate process even if it's slow. Going to try calling through that service to check my status.
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Eduardo Silva
•agreed, the people aren't the problem, it's the system capacity that needs improvement
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